Bukit Kota

Bukit Kota
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	2005
First contested	2006
Last contested	2016

Bukit Kota is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006.

The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Ranggau, Sebukang, Tabahan, Bangkita, Limbang, Poyan, Bukit Kota, Pendam, Telahak, Berawan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Ranggau, Sebukang, Tabahan, Bangkita, Limbang, Poyan, Bukit Kota, Pendam, Telahak, Berawan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kota
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Limbang
16th	2006-2011	Abdul Rahman Ismail	BN
17th	2011-2016
18th	2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016: Bukit Kota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Rahman Ismail won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ismail
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,437
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-28. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak Corrigendum [P.U. (B) 191/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.

Sarawak state election, 2011: Bukit Kota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ismail	6,835	73.02	+ 2.54
	DAP	Leong Kwang Yew	1,774	18.95	+ 18.95
	Independent	Usop Jidin	398	4.25	+ 4.25
	Independent	Ladis Pandin	353	3.78	+ 3.78
Total valid votes			9,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			65
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			9,470	65.44
Registered electors			14,471
Majority			5,061
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Sarawak state election, 2006: Bukit Kota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Ismail	5,501	70.48
	Independent	Said Mohidin	2,272	29.11
	Independent	Ali Abdullah	32	0.41
Total valid votes			7,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			64
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			7,890	59.19
Registered electors			13,328
Majority			3,229
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.